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The Journal of Finance
Economics, finance and management
Among the 50 economics, finance and management journals in this index it has the 1st highest h-index and the 4th highest two-year mean citedness. Both are explained under how venues are ranked.
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Where its authors come from
Share of the 400 papers since 2023 with at least one author in each country.
| Country | Share of papers |
|---|---|
| United States | 51% |
| United Kingdom | 10% |
| Canada | 7% |
| Hong Kong | 6% |
| China | 6% |
What it publishes
Mix of article types:
| Type | Share |
|---|---|
| Research articles | 89% |
Main subject areas of those papers:
| Subject area | Share of papers |
|---|---|
| Financial Markets and Investment Strategies | 20% |
| Banking stability, regulation, efficiency | 8% |
| Corporate Finance and Governance | 6% |
| Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis | 5% |
| Monetary Policy and Economic Impact | 3% |
| Housing Market and Economics | 3% |
Most cited papers since 2023
- Firm‐Level Climate Change Exposure (2023, 1 395 citations)
- Global Pricing of Carbon‐Transition Risk (2023, 1 007 citations)
- Is There a Replication Crisis in Finance? (2023, 553 citations)
- Presidential Address: Sustainable Finance and ESG Issues— Value versus Values (2023, 466 citations)
- Corporate ESG Profiles and Investor Horizons (2026, 316 citations)
Official rankings
Many evaluations use a national or commercial list rather than raw citation counts. We don't reproduce those lists here; check the journal on each one directly (search for ISSN 0022-1082):
- Scimago (SJR and quartile): what quartiles mean
- Norwegian register (level 1 or 2): national lists explained
- Finnish Publication Forum (JUFO level 0 to 3)
Similar journals
- Review of Financial Studies
- Journal of Financial Economics
- Management Science
- American Economic Review
- Journal of Political Economy
- The Quarterly Journal of Economics
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